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- ↑ "Representative Jan Jones". www.house.ga.gov.
- ↑ Ross Williams, GOP lawmakers stake out wins in Atlanta suburbs as state-level redistricting wraps, Georgia Public Radio (November 16, 2021).
- ↑ Sturgeon, Kathleen (October 1, 2019). "House Speaker Pro Tem Jones Applies For U.S. Senate Appointment". Alpharetta-Milton, GA Patch. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ↑ Andy Miller, Georgia House committee passes bill to block Medicaid expansion, Athens Banner-Herald (February 25, 2014).
- ↑ Greg Bluestein, Jan Jones, the No. 2 in Georgia House, won't run for Tom Price's seat, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 6, 2016).
- ↑ Greg Bluestein, Inside how Kemp picked Loeffler for the U.S. Senate, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 5, 2019).
- ↑ Greg Bluestein, Georgia GOP leader backs 'obscenity' legislation that echoes what she once opposed, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 7, 2021).
- ↑ Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein & Tia Mitchell, The Jolt: Book ban battle headed for Georgia General Assembly, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 7, 2021).
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- 1 2 3 Jeff Amy, $6,500 school vouchers bill stalls in Georgia House, Associated Press (March 23, 2023.
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